Managing safeguarding

Take a look at examples of safeguarding forms for recording child protection concerns and disclosures, from a local authority (LA) and schools. Plus, find template spreadsheets to download and use to track concerns and referrals in your school.

Find out about home visits to check on pupils’ welfare, often known as safe and well checks or welfare checks. Understand your safeguarding responsibilities and which local agencies to liaise with.

Get up to speed with the updated EYFS framework, effective from 1 September 2025, so you can prepare to implement the changes in your setting.

Use our checklist to help you make sure your school is fulfilling the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

Start building a culture where all pupils feel comfortable raising concerns about sexism and sexual harassment. Encourage pupils and staff to call out unacceptable behaviour, and explain what you mean by a 'zero-tolerance' approach.

Understand what child-on-child abuse is and steps you can take to reduce the risk of it happening in your school. Find guidance and resources, and know where to go for extra support.

Take steps to reduce the chances of child-on-child sexual abuse happening in your school. Understand the definitions and find out what staff need to know and do, as well as where to find more support.

Even if pupils aren’t using phones in school, they’re likely to be using phones and other devices outside of school. Find out how you can help them develop digital literacy, so they’re able to approach the online world more safely.

KCSIE has been published for the 2025/26 academic year. Understand the changes and what your next steps should be.

Read the key points in KCSIE 2025 and know where to look for information on specific areas of safeguarding in the statutory guidance.

From the reporting process to recording the relevant information, know where to go to find the information you need when dealing with allegations of abuse made against staff members, including those you don't directly employ.

Be clear on the key findings from Ofsted's sexual abuse review, and what it recommends you should do, so you can get up to speed.

Get to grips with the Online Safety Act 2023, what it covers and what it means for your school. Download our staff handout to help keep your team up to date.

With children spending more time online, it’s vital that they know how to stay safe. Find examples of assembly plans based on the themes from Safer Internet Days, such as online safety, online scams and online identity.

Understand some of the language your pupils might be using both online and offline when talking to their friends.

Get to grips with how to audit your approach to pupil online safety to make sure it complies with DfE statutory guidance.

Understand what arrangements you should have in place to keep pupils safe online, including appropriate filtering and monitoring systems. Get further resources to help you manage online safety in your school.

Understand what safeguarding information you need to record. Use our templates to keep an up-to-date record of all safeguarding concerns raised, including child protection and general safeguarding concerns, and allegations against staff.

Understand the DSL's responsibilities, what training they need and what to consider when determining how much time your DSL needs for their role.

Understand the safeguarding risks that may have occurred over the Easter break and know the signs to look out for when pupils return to school.

Audit your safeguarding arrangements to make sure you're up to date with the latest statutory safeguarding guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

Share our survey with staff to get their views on your school's safeguarding training and procedures.

Get to grips with the safeguarding training requirements for different members of staff, including the designated safeguarding lead, headteacher and governors. Understand what training should cover and how often it should be updated.

Early years providers must arrange supervision for staff who work with children. Find guidance from the EYFS framework on these arrangements, and see examples of supervision policies from other schools.

Understand what to include in your safeguarding and safety protocols for visitors. Plus, see examples of other schools' visitor policies and protocols to help develop your own.